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(11) EP 1 857 032 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/47

(21) Application number: 06125823.2

(22) Date of filing: 11.12.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 9/16(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 17.05.2006 KR 20060044362
17.05.2006 KR 20060044359

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Yongdungpo-gu Seoul (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ko, Moo Hyun
    Kyungsangbook-do (KR)
  • Yang, Hae Seock
    Kyungsangnam-do (KR)
  • Hwang, Man Tae
    Kyungsangnam-do (KR)
  • Yoo, Myung Sig
    Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do (KR)
  • Kim, Jae Kyum
    Kyungsangnam-do (KR)
  • Jeong, Hoi Kil
    Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do (KR)
  • Hyun, Kie Tak
    Kyungsangnam-do (KR)
  • Choo, Jong Su
    Busan-si (KR)

(74) Representative: Henkel, Feiler & Hänzel 
Patentanwälte Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München
80333 München (DE)

   


(54) Vacuum cleaner having primary and secondary cyclone units


(57) A vacuum cleaner (10) is provided. The vacuum cleaner (10) includes a main body (100) in which a suction generating unit is disposed, a dust collection unit (200) detachably mounted on a front portion of the main body (100) and having a primary cyclone unit for separating dusts contained in air, a secondary cyclone unit (300) provided in the main body (100), and a discharge unit (120) formed in the main body (100) to discharge air whose dusts are separated at the secondary cyclone unit (300) out of the main body (100).







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